UK,
1961, 98 min
Directed by:
Val GuestCinematography:
Harry WaxmanComposer:
Stanley BlackCast:
Janet Munro, Leo McKern, Edward Judd, Michael Goodliffe, Reginald Beckwith, Renée Asherson, Austin Trevor, Edward Underdown, Michael Caine, Robin Hawdon (more)VOD (1)
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When the USA and Russia simultaneously test atomic bombs, the earth is knocked off its axis and set on a collision course with the sun. As the planet inexorably heats up and society slowly breaks down, Peter Stenning (Edward Judd), a washed-up Daily Express reporter, breaks the story and sets about investigating the government cover-up. Made at a time when the nuclear threat of the Cold War loomed large, The Day the Earth Caught Fire is an expertly crafted British science fiction film that boasts a BAFTA winning screenplay, gritty characters and a vision of end-of-days London that really burns. (British Film Institute (BFI))
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